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Phrasal Verbs examples – B1 and higher (A to C)

ask after

ask for news about something

back out

decide not to do sth you agreed to do

be away

leave or set out at once, not present

bail out

to pay money to get someone released from prison

be into

like/be enthusiastic about something

blow down

fall to the ground because of the wind

blow up

explode (out of anger, an actual or virtual explosion)

boil down to

to identify the root cause or main reason for something happening

break down

stop working (e.g. a car broke down)

break in/into

enter a place illegally (e.g. someone broke into a house)

break out

to escape (from prison) / to start suddenly (fire, war, etc.)

break up

end a relationship with someone

bring back

something brings back a memory and makes you think about it

bring forward

change event to earlier date or time

bring in

introduce a new law, a verdict

bring on

cause something, typically something unpleasant

bring out

produce and start to sell a new product

bring someone up

care for a child until he/she becomes adult/raise a child

bring something up

introduce a topic in a conversation

bump into somebody

meet someone unexpectedly

burst into

suddenly start doing something (burst into tears, laughter, flames, etc.)

brush up on

to refresh on knowledge or a skill (e.g. driving)

call for

require/demand

call off

cancel (an event, an arrangement)

calm down

relax/get control of your emotions

carry out

perform an experiment

catch up with

go faster to reach someone in front of you/meet someone after long time

check out

leave the hotel/investigate

clear up

positive change (e.g. weather) or a clarification (e.g. of an opinion)

come across

find st/meet sb by chance

come down with

to start to suffer from an illness

come out

to get published / to testify publicly (e.g. to one's sexual orientation)

come round

to come to somebody's house to visit them

come up with

think of an idea, a plan

count on

rely on/trust

cut off

stop supply (of someth.) / end a phone call / remove by cutting

call in/on

visit a person/place while you are on your way to somewhere else

call out

order or request help, especially in emergency

carry on

continue / resume (e.g. carry on with homework)

catch on

understand/become popular or fashionable

check in

cheer up

make someone feel happier

close down

to end operation of something (e.g. a business goes bankrupt)

cheer up

make someone feel happier

come into

suddenly receive money or property, especially by inheriting it

come round/to

to become conscious / aware of something

come (a)round (to)

to be persuaded / to change someone's mind

cope with

deal successfully with something difficult

cut down (on)

reduce the amount of food you consume/make a tree fall down

cut out

to eliminate - stop doing/eating st/use scissors to remove st

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Phrasal Verbs examples – B1 and higher (A to C)